Bedstead-display rack



April 27, 1926. I

1,582,366 S. W. WOMACK BEDSTE'AD DISPLAY RACK Filed Ja n. a. 1925 orfoot section, yet may Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL w. WOMACK, or WIcHrrA FALLS, TEXAS.

BEDSTEAD-DISPLAY BACK.

Application filed January new and useful Improvements in Bedstt-zad-Display Racks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention aims to provide an extremely simple and inexpensive, yet avery de-v sirable and efficient display rack for holding the head orfoot sections, or both, of bedsteads, the device being of such naturethat a great number of head or foot sections may be displayed in arather, restricted floor space.

Another object is to provide a rack which will rather tightly hold astile of a head be operated to quickly and easily release such sectionif it is to be removed.

A still further object is to provide a display rack which will permitthe head or foot sections to be swung horizontally, similarly tothemovement of a hinged gate.

lVith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented bythe accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the rack,showing the head section of a bed supported in vertical positionthereby. t

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating a number of head orfoot sections held by the rack.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating the manner inwhich the stiles of the head or foot sections may be released from therack.

Figure 1- is a fragmentary side elevation partly broken away and insection.

Figure 5 is a detail transverse sectional view as indicated by line 5-5of Fig. 3.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a mainbar which is preferably formed of wood, the ends of said bar beingprovided with any appropriate means, such as legs 2 for supporting it ina horizontal position. An upper set of transverse horizontal bars 3 anda. lower set of similar bars 4i extend acrossthe upper dicated in Fig.3,

However, within a, 1925. ser al no. 1,227.

and lower edges of the ba connected with this bar. positely therefrom,

rsnrortics.

r 1, are centrally and project opsaid bars 3 and i being spaced apartlongitudinally of the bar 1, so

that they may receive stiles of head or foot sections, or both.

erably, the bars 3 and fl:

between them, the

Prefl are pivoted on vertical axes to the bar 1, and thejpivots may wellbe formed of passing through the uppe of transverse bars and through bar1, the bars of either the upper through bolts 5' r and lower sets themain or the lower set, being; thus mounted in vertical alinement withthose of the other set.

By pivo-tally theyinay assume spect to the bar when one or more head orheld by them, and when th position, they rather stiles .of saidsections. bars 3 and 4: however,

stantially at right oblique are widened, so that freed, permitting thehead stiles of such sections,

mounting the bars 3 and 1,

relation with re- 1, as indicated in Fig. 2,

foot sections are e bars are in this tightly engage the By swinging thetil they are subangles to the bar 1, as inthe spaces between them thestiles are readily or foot sections to It will are positioned as in Fig.3.

In addition to the advantages above pointed out, attention is directedtothe fact that a great number of head or foot sections, or both, may beheld in upright position by the rack upon a very restricted floor space.

Moreover, these sections may desired positions swung to any ingpurposes, from and they w to posit-ions at right angles to the bars and4:.

be horizontally for exhibitill not disengage the rack and tilt, unlessthey are swung On account of the excellent results obtainable from thegeneral construction shown, such construction is preferably followed.

the scope as claimed, modifications 1 made. 7

I claim:

1. Abedstead exhibitor comprising a main of the invention nay of coursebe bar having ineansfor supporting it in a horizontal position,transverse horizontal bars gitudinally ecting a plurality of shortspaced apart lonof said main bar laterally in opposite directions thereand each profroin toengage said'sections at opposite sides of said.main-bar, sad

:1 t ns erse bars being disposed in twoverticallyspaced sets on the"upper and lower faces of themain bar, the bars of one set being in'ertical alineinent with those of the. other set, and a common meansconnecting each vertically alined pair of transverse bars to said mainbar.

2. A bedstead exhibitor comprising a main bar having means forsupporting it in a horizontal position a plurality" of short transversehorizontal bars pivoted centrally between theirends on vertical axes tosaid main bar and spaced apart longitudinally of said main bar, saidtransverse bars being disposed in upper and lower sets with the bars ofone set in vertical alinenient with those of the other set, each of saidtransverse bars projecting in opposite directions from the main bartoengage said sections at opposite sides or" said main bar.

3. A; bedstead exhibitor comprising a main bar having means forsupporting it in a horizontal position, said bar having straight upperand lower edges disposed in parallel iplanes, a set of short transversebars resting on the upper edge of the main bar and: spaced apart alongthe same, another set of transverse bars contacting with the lower edgeof the main bar directly be low the transverse bars of the first namedset, each transverse bar of each set projecting in opposite directionsfrom the main bar to engage said sectionsat opposite sides ot'thelatter, and vertical pivot bolts passing through the transversebars ofthe upper and lower sets and through the intervening main bar topivotally connect the -toriner with the-latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto atfixed my signature.

SAMUEL W. W OMACK.

